Firearm



J. C. DAY.

Priming COcks.

Patented Jan. 15, 1856.

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Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosEPH C. DAY, ofHackettstown, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearms; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to accompanying drawings, making part ofthis specification, in which- ,Figure 1, is an inner side view of thelock and cap tube, the hammer being at full cock; Fig. 2, an outer, sideview of the same; Fig. 3, a horizontal, longitudinal section of the captube, through the center; Fig. 4, a transverse section of the same, inthe line 2, 2, Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the cap follower.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in the several figures.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

The cap tube H, is cast together with the lock plate E. It consists ofthree sides, the front being open. A slide H moving in dovetail groovescovers this front and performs the operation of the ratchet bardescribed in my former Letters Patent. It is provided with a row ofsmall holes g, at equal distances from each other. The opposite side ofthe tube H, is also furnished with small holes 70; the distance fromcenter to center of these holes being equal to the diameter of a cap.There is a follower s, with two spring tongues, s, which terminate, eachof them, in a projection t, of the shape of a pawl. When this followeris inserted in the tube H, its projections t, 25, will catch in holes79, and q, and prevent it from returning with slide H, as clearly shownin Fig. 3. The slide H, receives a reciprocating motion by the tumblerh, of the lock, which is made with a short arm h, above its fulcrum, andthere jointed to a straight arm, or bar, i, one end of which terminatesin a spring i, which slides in a slot a, and the other end terminates ina pin is, which passes through a slot in look plate E, and enters, atthe outside, a notch in the projecting piece F, of slide H, andtransfers the motion of the tumbler to the slide H. Now when the hammerG, is brought back to full cock, slide H, moves backward with it, andfollower 8, catches in the next hole of slide H. The hammer must bebrought some distance 14,095, dated January 15, 18156.

beyond full cock to cause the follower s, to catch and make a newconnection; this allows the hammer to be raised to full cock, and toreturn to the nipple without affecting the primer. By discharging thehammer G, slide H, moves forward and follower 8, catches in the nexthole of the row p, p, where it remains when slide H, returns.

In order to fill the tube H, with caps, it is necessary to withdraw theslide H, only part way from the tube; this can be done when the hammeris at full cock. Pin 70, which terminates in a button F, at the outside,can be forced out of the notch in piece F, by the fingers, as the slotin back plate E is, for this purpose, enlarged at the lower side; andthen slide H, is drawn out just enough to bring its inner end behind thefollower, and then again pushed in. This action drives the follower outof the tube H, which is then filled with caps, and the follower insertedbehind them. The apparatus is then ready for action. Where the tube H,terminates infront of the nipple, there is a spring 7-, fastened at therear side of the tube; and the front projects into the inside of thetube, and prevents the foremost cap from falling out, but will give waywhen the cap is forced out by the follower.

In order to remove the exploded cap from the nipple, I employ a fingert, extending forward to the side of the nipple, with a fulcrum at and anelastic, curved arm, at the rear of said fulcrum, terminating in a smallhead, or knob, m, which fits in a little recess n, on the hammer, whencocked, as shown in Fig. 2. lVhen the hammer falls, the knob m rubs uponthe raised portion of the hammer behind the recess u, and therebydepresses the forward end of the finger, to the foot of the nipple; andwhen the hammer is again raised to full cook, it suddenly pushes backthe curved end -of the finger, and consequently lifts the forward endthereof; which movement throws off the exploded cap.

I construct the lock somewhat different from the common way, as Idispense with the sear spring, and make the main spring to perform theoperation of the sear spring. I attach the main spring Z, at only onepoint at Z, to the lock plate E; one end of it being jointed to thestirrup and the other end Z resting upon the sear n, just enough hehindits fulcrum to give the proper pres sure thereto. This resting point ofthe sear, is so nearly over its center of motion, that itconstitutes afirm support to the end of the main spring, thereby enabling one todispense with a stud for that purpose; and at the same time enables thelower half of the main spring to be made as strong as, or stronger than,the upper half, and still to perform the office of a sear-spring withoutexerting too much pressure upon the sear. The lower half of the mainspring is also extended to nearly the same length as the other half, andby dispensing with the supporting stud, acquires greater pliability andmotion, since the lower half moves slightly as well as the upper half,without diminishing its strength. The sear can also be made as strong asdesired, without occupying additional room; while the force of itspressure can be made as great or as little as de sired, without varyingthe strength of the main-spring.

I am aware that the sear-spring has before been constructed in a singlepiece with the main-spring, merely for convenience of construction. Butits action is entirely distinct from that of the main spring, while myarrangement unites the two springs in the same motion.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. The improved construction of the capfeeding tube H, with a slide H,on one side,

adding a spring thereto, in combination 1 with the elbow slot 70,whereby said slide may be readily connected with, and disconnected from,the lock and cap-tube, substantially as specified. I also claim,extending the lower part of the main-spring from its pivot to, andcausing it to rest upon, the sear, at a point very nearly over 1tscenter;

,in order to dispense with a separate supporting stud, and sear-spring,and also to enable the lower .part of said main-spring to be made nearlyequal in length and strength, to the upper part, substantially asdescribed.

JOSEPH 0. DAY. Witnesses:

J. S. BROWN, E. P. HUDSON.

